The Wellesley News

Founded in 1901, the Wellesley News serves as the sole campus newspaper for Wellesley College. This publication, which is completely managed by students, comes out every Wednesday throughout the academic year.

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A Wary Future: Wellesley College Financials Explained

3 weeks ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Compensation and workload were dealbreakers in the College’s negotiation with WOAW, the non-tenure track faculty union, prompting discussions on campus about the College’s finances. The College had a large endowment and budget surplus this year, but the Wellesley News’ analysis shows a more complicated reality: the College’s finances are clouded by ongoing threats to cut federal grants by the Trump administration and internal budgetary constraints tied to long-term construction projects.
Wellesley will reverse new credit plan if strike ends early

3 weeks ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Provost Courtney Coile said the College’s current plan to cap course units and reopen registration is a “back-up” to comply with federal laws of contact hours, in an interview with the News Friday. The College has yet to implement the cap in units. “I just want to assure everyone we’re not making any changes right now, all classes are staying on the books exactly as they are,” said Coile. However, the College’s back-up plan for students begins on Saturday.
Wellesley students voted to pass divestment ballot

1 month ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Wellesley students voted to pass a ballot on divestment and disclosure by a large margin on March 3. The ballot, proposed and written by Wellesley’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, asked the Board of Trustees to disclose Wellesley’s investment portfolio and to divest from arms manufacturers. 759 students, or 31% of the student body voted in the election.
Athlete pre-game superstitions

1 month ago | thewellesleynews.com | Katie McCabe

The highly competitive atmosphere of sports can place athletes in search of remedy for the uncontrollable. Aside from physical preparation for competition, many athletes search for ways to shift their mindsets to “game mode.” From specific hairstyles to lucky socks, superstitions play a vital role in helping athletes of any level feel prepared to play their best. While they may seem trivial, these rituals reach past the simplicity of superstitions and serve a psychological impact on athletes.
Wellesley could pay more than $4 million a year in endowment tax

2 months ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Wellesley’s $4 billion endowment and financial future are at risk as Republicans are gearing up to hike endowment taxes of Wellesley and other wealthy colleges and universities. The endowment tax hike proposal extends a streak of hostility against American higher education by Republican lawmakers. Rep. Mike V.
What’s the Deal with New Years Resolutions?

2 months ago | thewellesleynews.com | Katie McCabe

Over 4000 years ago, the ancient Babylonians created the tradition of New Year’s resolutions during a religious festival called Akitu. This festival celebrated the new year by having people make “promises to the gods to pay their debts and return any objects they had borrowed” (history.com). These commitments were not only personal goals, but sacred vows believed to determine their fate of the new year.
What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

2 months ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Less than a week after his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders aimed at higher education institutions, which could affect Wellesley College and its student body. While it is not yet clear how the executive orders will be implemented by agencies and institutions, such as Wellesley, they will need to understand how to comply with federal laws while supporting students across diversity initiatives, federal research funding, student financial aid and more.
Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

Dec 4, 2024 | thewellesleynews.com | Ruby Barenberg

Language departments are grappling with dropping student interest on campus. While Wellesley still requires taking a language to graduate, enrollment in language courses has been sharply declining. This comes as part of a broader trend as humanities programs, and language programs specifically, face cuts and under-enrollment across the country. From the 2007-2008 academic year to the 2023-2024 academic year, there has been a roughly 37%decrease in the average language department enrollments.
“The rest is the future”: an inspiring conversation with Janelle Monae

Dec 3, 2024 | thewellesleynews.com | Jessica Chen

The crowd erupted in cheers as Janelle Monae, writer and 10-time Grammy-nominated artist, stepped onto the Alumnae Hall stage last Friday evening to speak about her Afrofuturist anthology, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer. This event culminated a speaker series celebrating the theme “Radical futures” for the 20th anniversary of the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities.
Near 90% of Wellesley students vote for Harris, TWN poll finds

Nov 19, 2024 | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

An overwhelming majority of Wellesley students voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, an anonymous survey conducted by The Wellesley News found. This comes as former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 6 to become the 47th president of the United States following one of the most polarized presidential races in the nation’s history. The survey, sent to all students at the College on Nov.